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SIU Medicine Names New Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
June 12, 2017
El-Amin to focus on education, patient care, community improvements

ThinkFirst and have a safe summer
June 12, 2017
With warm weather comes a host of exciting outdoor activities: swimming, boating, biking, road trips, fireworks and camping to name a few. But, when precautions aren’t taken, many of these activities can also end in injury. One group at SIU School of Medicine makes it their mission to prevent that.

Opioid Conference Offers Guidance For Health Care, Law Enforcement Professionals
May 31, 2017
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.
SIU Faculty, Student Receive Humanism, Teaching Awards
May 25, 2017
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine honored several faculty members and students during its 2017 commencement on Saturday, May 20, at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Honor Medical Society Welcomes New Members
May 23, 2017
The Eta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine inducted 14 new members at its

SIU Medicine Holds 43rd Commencement
May 23, 2017
Sixty-three physicians and four graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas on Saturday, May 20, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 43rd commencement.

Suicide prevention: 13 reasons to seek help
May 23, 2017
With the popularity and subsequent controversies surrounding Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, suicide among teens and young people is a topic of a lot of conversation across the board.